AKRON Nine-year-old Rose York first heard about Petie the Pony when she was admitted to Akron Children’s Hospital in November.

The Arroyo Vista Recreation Center is offering many activities for winter. Some programs begin in early February or in March. Programs for preschoolers include tot sports, music, stuffn-fluff workshops and themed playdates.

The mortgage industry defends itself.

Until now, a summer cottage three miles from the White House where Abraham Lincoln paced the floors, contemplating the end of slavery, was largely unknown to the public.

Vets nationwide contributed real-life animal health care scenarios to the simulation game.

LOS ANGELES – Jan. 31, 2008 – Legacy Interactive today released the downloadable version of Farm Vet, a PC simulation game for animal lovers. Vivendi Games will publish a retail version of the game next month.

Some kids just never grow up. “As a kid, my Momma would tell you, I brought home every stray I could find,” said Sheila Brown of Furlow, who now owns 50 goats, 15 horses, 13 cats, 10 chickens, five dogs, five geese, two pigs, one guinea, one emu, one deer and one skunk.

HALAWA, Molokai – The owner of an East Molokai ranch dedicated to organic farming and cattle raising, serene retreats, horseback riding and hikes has dedicated 2,800 acres of its natural beauty as a conservation easement in perpetuity.

PORT CHARLOTTE — Cowboy bull riders, chimpanzees on horseback, theatrical trapeze artists and lots of homegrown crafts and livestock are expected to draw thousands to the Charlotte County Fairgrounds starting Friday.